Cropland — Area per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Zambia is 0.18 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.79 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.18 ha/cap, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 110th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.79 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.76 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.75 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.73 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.71 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.68 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.67 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.65 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.65 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.62 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.59 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.55 ha/cap | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.41 ha/cap | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.35 ha/cap | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.27 ha/cap | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.25 ha/cap | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.27 ha/cap | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.18 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.18 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7156 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 0.79 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.578 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.389 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.327 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.257 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.192 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Zambia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Zambia was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Zambia ranks 110th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.